On his 21st birthday, Hawaii quarterback Micah Alejado fulfilled a wish with a 44-26 victory over Utah State at the Ching Complex.

“Just wanted to get a win, and it came true,” said Alejado, whose Rainbow Warriors improved to 5-2 overall and 2-1 in the Mountain West. With five regular-season games remaining, the Warriors need another victory to become bowl eligible for the first time in Timmy Chang’s four seasons as UH head coach.

A crowd of 11,900 saw the Warriors end an eight-game losing streak to the Aggies in what is likely the last meeting between the teams for the foreseeable future. The Aggies are leaving the Mountain West for the rebuilding Pac-12 in July.

The “Tokyo Toe” — Japan-reared Kansei Matsuzawa — kicked three field goals, Alejado threw three scoring passes and dashed

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